Have you ever tried comparing directional blur ( possibly multiple times) in post vs icm and how that affects the impressionist qualities of the result?
Not sure what you have in mind. I have seen a technique where 20 or more shots are taken of a model, where she makes very slight movements, then it is flattened in PS. It does indeed make a very striking impressionist image. I have tried ICM with multiple exposures and the results are quite disappointing. More than two or three shots results in excessive blur. I am not that good at PS, so I am not sure I can achieve multiple images with directional blur. In my experience directional blur in straight ICM is easy to do but only works well for certain kind of subjects.
This particular shot is about five or more shots on one frame, but not, strictly speaking, ICM.
JR